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‘Collective bargaining kills SMMEs’

National Employers’ Association of South Africa boss Gerhard Papenfus says system favours big business and gives unions huge power

05 May 2024 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa), which represents 1,600 small businesses in the metals and engineering sector, says they’re being destroyed by collective bargaining...

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